gro-1 herbicide resistance gene and methods for its use

An isolated polypeptide selected from the group consisting of:

• a) a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3;
• b) a polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1,2,or4;
• c) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, wherein said polypeptide has herbicide resistance activity;
• d) a polypeptide that is encoded by a nucleotide sequence that is at least 80% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 2, or 4, wherein said polypeptide has herbicide resistance activity;
• and,
• e) a polypeptide that is encoded by the herbicide resistance nucleotide sequence of the DNA insert of the plasmid deposited as Accession No. NRRL B-30787.

A plant having stably incorporated into its genome a DNA construct comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes a protein having herbicide resistance activity, wherein said nucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of:

• a) a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 2, or 4;
• b) a nucleotide sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 2, or 4, wherein said nucleotide sequence encodes a polypeptide having herbicide resistance activity;
• c) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3;
• d) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, wherein said polypeptide has herbicide resistance activity;
• and,
• e) the herbicide resistance nucleotide sequence of the DNA insert of the plasmid deposited as Accession No. NRRL B-30787;
• wherein said nucleotide sequence is operably linked to a promoter that drives expression of a coding sequence in a plant cell.